Holding the longest active streak in the conference with four straight winning seasons, the Chippewas possess the tools to make some noise on the national level in 2009. The Chippewas return 18 starters from last year's 8-5 squad, which made a third straight bowl appearance.

So how is your NBA playoffs office pool bracket going so far? Now that April-May-June Madness is upon us, we can sit back and wait for the upsets. Who'd the Lakers draw in the first round: East Tennessee State or Siena?

Malcolm Jenkins is prepared to play safety. But he wants to play cornerback. "I think I really, really can excel there," says Jenkins, who primarily played cornerback at Ohio State. The 6-0, 204-pound defender has the cover skills to play corner, analysts say, but lacks the elite speed teams prefer in cornerbacks.

The second time wasn't the charm for Valparaiso. After winning 22 games and advancing to the inaugural College Basketball Invitational in their first year in the Horizon League, the Crusaders lost 22 games and fell in the first round of the conference tournament in 2008-09.

Western Michigan failed countless times during crunch situations at the end of games during the 2008-09 season, and coach Steve Hawkins doesn't plan to let his returning players forget about the missteps.